Botetourt Resource Center
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The overall goal of the Botetourt Resource Center is to
strengthen the community of rural Botetourt County by
offering a link to social and human services. The Botetourt
Resource Center will be a point of service or a place to
facilitate access to those services. Volunteers from the
community are donating time for care giving.
Recent Events
Youth from Our Lady of Good Counsel in South Hampton, PA came to Buchanan to help some local senior citizens. This project was a partnership with the Church of the Transfiguration in Fincastle and the Botetourt Resource Center.
Spectrum Design, an architectural and engineering firm of Roanoke Valley, donated $1,000 to the Resource Center.
The Buchanan Area Ministerial Association involving these churches: Buchanan Presbyterian, Virginia Presbyterian, Buchanan Baptist, Trinity Episcopal and Trinity United Methodist had a Progressive Dinner and Silent Auction to benefit the Botetourt Resource Center. It was an overwhelming success raising $4,572.50+. Plans are being made to have another one in the Spring of 2009.
Accomplishments in 2006-2007
- Brain Fitness Program initiated with six completions of the program donated by the Botetourt Town and Country women’s group
- Signed Seniors up for Medicare Part D/ and enroll in Medicare
- Increased partnerships with churches throughout Botetourt County for crisis response – now coordinating crisis response for 17 Botetourt churches
- Over 2,600 calls answered at the Center
- Volunteer hours donated = 650+
- Center feeds approximately 45 people every week through Kroger food distribution program, not including the Food Pantry clients
- Continuing partnerships with the Mill Creek Baptist Church, Botetourt Kiwanis Club, and the United Methodist Church (new this year) for winter wood distribution
- Continuing partnerships with the Kiwanis Club of Botetourt and the Longbeards of Botetourt County for turkey giveaways at Thanksgiving
- Continuing partnership with the Hunters for the Hungry to provide venison for the BAMA Food Pantry
- Continuing services of transportation coordination for Seniors, small repairs to Senior homes, exercise and recreation programs, recycling of needed clothes and home items throughout the county, etc.
- Continuing partnership with the Catholic Church of the Transfiguration and church groups from Pennsylvania to do projects in the Botetourt community
- New partnership with the Legal Aid Society of the Roanoke Valley to help seniors, the disabled and low income families needing legal assistance
- Continuing services related to advocacy, referral and information
- Ongoing help with heating and cooling assistance paperwork for low- income individuals and families
- Coordination of resources for back-to-school supplies for low-income families
- Coordination and distribution of the BAMA Food Pantry